by Debby Efurd | Jul 31, 2013 | The Second Mile
From 1997 forward I vowed to learn as much about mental health as I could, becoming a mental health advocate. So please allow me this “mental health public service moment:” • Mental illness should be taken seriously, but through education, training and treatment...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 31, 2013 | The Second Mile
My life until 2006 looked and felt like a roller coaster. It was becoming apparent to me that I had never dealt with past grief. At the same time I was beginning to come to terms with the role I had played in earlier chapters of my life. It’s not a pretty picture...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 31, 2013 | The Second Mile
In 1993, both my parents’ health declined dramatically. My dad continued to grow weaker from a slow-growing non-Hodgkin lymphoma immune disorder. His weakened condition contributed to a near fatal car accident leaving him immobilized. We moved him to a...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 31, 2013 | The Second Mile
Remember when I said my family tree was more like a “bush”? Well, any time there is a divorce, multiple sets of parents, stepchildren, half brothers, half sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, it really gets confusing. Fortunately, when Cary and I married we had three...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 31, 2013 | The Second Mile
If you’re reading this, you’ve obviously found this blog. So let me ask you something … what about you? Where are you on this road we call life? Are you sitting there wondering where God is in the midst of your own storm. I leave you with this … don’t get so caught...